text_original: J. The Witnesses The principal element of the inquest is, of course, the witnesses and their testimony. Few realize that the nursery tale of Cock Robin partakes of the nature of an inquest. In the first line, "Who killed Cock Robin?" we are informed as to the crime and the victim.
text_transcription: THREE THE WITNESSES THE PRINCIPAL ELEMENT OF THE INQUEST IS OF COURSE THE WITNESSESES AND THE TESTIMONY FEW REALIZE THAT THE NURSERY TALE OF COCK ROBIN PARTAKES OF THE NATURE OF AN INQUEST IN THE FIRST LINE WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN WE ARE INFORMED AS TO THE CRIME AND THE VICTIM
phonemes: dʒˈeɪ. ðə wˈɪtnəsᵻz ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ˈɛlɪmənt ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋkwɛst ɪz, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, ðə wˈɪtnəsᵻz ænd ðɛɹ tˈɛstᵻməni. fjˈuː ɹˈiːəlaɪz ðætðə nˈɜːsɚɹi tˈeɪl ʌv kˈɑːk ɹˈɑːbɪn pɑːɹtˈeɪks ʌvðə nˈeɪtʃɚɹ əvən ˈɪŋkwɛst. ɪnðə fˈɜːst lˈaɪn, "hˌuː kˈɪld kˈɑːk ɹˈɑːbɪn?" wiː ɑːɹ ɪnfˈɔːɹmd æz tə ðə kɹˈaɪm ænd ðə vˈɪktɪm.